"Sia," short for Siamang, a type of medium-sized primate, is recovering after a successful surgery last Friday, Zoo Miami officials said.
MIAMI, Fla. - "Sia," short for siamang, a type of medium-sized primate, is recovering after a successful surgery last Friday, Zoo Miami officials said.
After noticing digestive issues, zoo medical staff determined that she would need surgery to clear her GI tract of sand and pebbles.
Zoo Miami invited Dr. Gaetano Ciancio, a human transplant and oncology specialist, to join volunteer private veterinarian Dr. Briana Danielson and Zoo Miami associate veterinarian Dr. Marisa Bezijan.
The surgery is not expected to have any adverse effect on her booming call, zoo officials said.